A new survey of employers on public education and workforce readiness found 75% of respondents are having trouble finding qualified candidates to fill open positions, up from 69% in 2013. The problem affected a wide range of positions across industries and across the state, particularly in central and western regions. […]

In this issue: Boston Public Schools Leading the Way in Long-Term Financial Planning | New MA Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards | News Worth Highlighting It’s always good news when education measures improve, so we congratulate educators for raising the U.S. high school graduation rate to the record high […]

In this issue: MA ESSA Implementation Provides Critical Opportunity | State Revising Academic Standards and Creating MCAS 2.0 | Evaluations Key to Ensuring Effective Teaching | News Worth Highlighting While electoral politics dominate the public conversation, MBAE is focused on a few education initiatives currently underway that will have important […]

On July 1, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court dealt a major victory to students and teachers when it issued a ruling that the initiative petition to repeal the Common Core State Standards did not meet legal requirements to appear on the November ballot. High standards for learning, to be met […]

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a ruling today in favor of the ten plaintiffs who appealed the Attorney General’s certification of the ballot measure that would repeal the common core education standards in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education applauds the SJC decision, which confirms the question does […]

In this issue: MBAE Members in Action | News Worth Highlighting “In the first five years of the 2010 Challenge, we’ve learned that creating jobs is not the constraint; filling them is. Massachusetts companies cannot fill current open job requisitions and in many cases are locating jobs in other regions […]

In this issue: Harvard Study Shows Educator Support for Common Core | MBAE Supports Vocational-Technical Education Proposals | News Worth Highlighting “I firmly believe that the Common Core State Standards provide a strong foundation for a high quality STEM education,” Revere High School math teacher Will Schwartz, also a recipient […]

In this issue: Common Core Ballot Question Threatens Student Progress | Beacon Hill Focus on Education | Helping Mentors Prepare Kids for College/Career MBAE, through our Future Ready initiative, is a proud member of the Alliance for Vocational Technical Education, a group that believes every child should have access to […]

In this issue: State education policy grows more important | MCAS 2.0 and a new resource for parents | Looking ahead As 2015 comes to a close, we want to thank you – our readers, supporters, partners and friends – for all you do to help us ensure our education […]

In this issue: PARCC is still the answer | MCAS 2.0 could mean costs, delays and chaos | News Worth Highlighting Read more *Summaries: The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education devoted much of their meetings this week to the November 17 decision about whether to choose PARCC or MCAS. […]

MBAE Opposes Common Core Ballot Question Certified Today – Today, the Attorney General certified Initiative Petition 15-12, a ballot measure that seeks to repeal the state’s 2010 adoption of the Common Core State Standards. This action would: repeal the state’s college and career ready education standards and return to the […]

In this issue: A new test, not a moratorium | Foundation Budget Review Commission to Continue Work | News Worth Highlighting | Read more *Summaries: A new test, not a moratorium – Massachusetts’ statewide assessment provides essential information about whether all schools and all students are meeting high standards of […]

In this issue: MBAE, Rennie Center Make the Case for a New Education Vision | College and Career Ready Standards and New Assessments Move MA Forward | Governor’s Budget Recommendations | Passing Notes, January 30, 2014 Article Summaries: MBAE, Rennie Center Make the Case for a New Education Vision – MBAE’s […]

In this issue: Campaign To Raise College & Career Readiness Of Massachusetts Students — A new statewide campaign to raise awareness of what it takes to succeed in college and career is coming to Massachusetts. Empowering Communities With Data On School Performance — Data is a powerful tool in school improvement. When […]

May 2011 In this issue: States Take Aggressive Action on Human Capital Policies —States across the country are advancing legislation that will dramatically change human capital policies in schools. Senate Passes Municipal Health Reform Measure — Last week the Massachusetts Senate passed a municipal health reform proposal, joining the House in enabling cities and towns to implement plan design changes or join the […]

April 2011 In this issue: House Vote Controls Health Care Costs to Protect School Funds — The House of Representatives voted 113-42 this week to give cities and towns the flexibility required to control skyrocketing health care costs and protect hundreds of municipal jobs. Teacher Evaluation System Redesign Continues — The Board of […]

March 2011 In this issue: Creating a New Teacher Evaluation System — Debate over linking teacher evaluations to student achievement will be ratcheted up in March when the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Task Force on Educator Evaluation releases its recommendations for a new teacher evaluation system. Implementing Common Core State […]